Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     AS MonacoAS Monaco
Computer Player Computer Player Armenio Parada Armenio Parada
Brian RankinB. Rankin67
G
captain1
G
71Devanir CiechelsiD. Ciechelsi
Frank StuartF. Stuart69
D
2
D
88Alassandro RivaltaA. Rivalta
Malcolm McleodM. Mcleod65
D
3
D
77Anton BernhartA. Bernhart
Frederico CaballeroF. Caballero62
D
4
D
78Harvey ShawH. Shaw
Quim CastroQ. Castro61
D
5
M
81Roy ArtsR. Arts
Purrel BlinkerP. Blinker72
M
6
M
81Warren CoppingerW. Coppinger
Fabrice BottelinF. Bottelin68
M
7
M
75Sebastian KoschmiederS. Koschmieder
Carlos MartinC. Martin65
M
8
M
83Samuel AlmeidaS. Almeida
Elena RuizE. Ruiz68
A
9captain
A
84Peter VercoutreP. Vercoutre
Nicolas WalterN. Walter67
A
10
A
80David PintoD. Pinto
Warren BastinW. Bastin67
A
11
A
79Marek RzasaM. Rzasa
 
Luis PenaL. Pena65
A
12
D
76Claudio PichichiC. Pichichi
Dominique Van Der LuerD. Van Der Luer64
M
13
M
79Azziz VrielynckA. Vrielynck
Jean-Louis HeurliéJ. Heurlié57
D
14
A
74Craig McgrealC. Mcgreal

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to AS Monaco. A crowd of 19,651 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AS Monaco appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Aziz Rabuel.


0.00
AS Monaco start the match!
2.31
Roy Arts makes a probing pass to Sebastian Koschmieder. Sebastian Koschmieder knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frederico Caballero.
3.07
Anton Bernhart makes a beautiful solo run. Anton Bernhart deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Warren Coppinger. Warren Coppinger knocks in a cross ball towards David Pinto. David Pinto jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
6.51
Peter Vercoutre hacks Frank Stuart from behind! Peter Vercoutre is shown the yellow card! Frank Stuart runs off the knock.
8.06
Fabrice Bottelin flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Walter collects the pass. Nicolas Walter knocks in a cross ball towards Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Devanir Ciechelsi. Excellent save.
9.35
Anton Bernhart chips the ball to his team mate, Alassandro Rivalta. Alassandro Rivalta flicks a high pass forward. Marek Rzasa collects the pass. Marek Rzasa finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
10.19
Purrel Blinker flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Walter controls it well on his chest. Nicolas Walter whips in a cross ball towards Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin beats his man to it with a header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.56
Fabrice Bottelin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.16
Warren Coppinger flicks a high ball forward to Sebastian Koschmieder who takes it down. Sebastian Koschmieder whips in a cross ball towards Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.45
Harvey Shaw flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Koschmieder collects the pass. Sebastian Koschmieder makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Almeida. Samuel Almeida plays a one-two with Marek Rzasa and rushes in on goal... Samuel Almeida cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
26.41
Sebastian Koschmieder flicks a high pass forward to Peter Vercoutre who brings the ball under control. Peter Vercoutre runs straight at the defence! Peter Vercoutre shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Peter Vercoutre!
32.38
Roy Arts passes the ball forward to Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre lofts in a cross ball towards David Pinto. David Pinto shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Brian Rankin!
36.42
Roy Arts threads a neat ball through to David Pinto. David Pinto knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frank Stuart.
42.20
Harvey Shaw sees space and advances. Harvey Shaw sees Sebastian Koschmieder in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sebastian Koschmieder shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
44.45
Sebastian Koschmieder flicks a high pass forward. Marek Rzasa collects the pass. Marek Rzasa shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne appear unchanged since the first half. AS Monaco also appear unchanged since the first half. The AS Saint-Étienne players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and AS Saint-Étienne get the second half underway!
48.32
AS Monaco are dictating the run of play here today.
54.01
Harvey Shaw takes it forward alone. Harvey Shaw knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.09
Warren Coppinger flicks the ball to his team mate, Marek Rzasa. Marek Rzasa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brian Rankin who gathers it comfortably.
60.28
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Craig Mcgreal replacing Marek Rzasa .
69.26
Seeing a gap ahead, Sebastian Koschmieder plays the ball forward to Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre knocks in a cross ball towards David Pinto. David Pinto connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Brian Rankin!
72.36
Warren Coppinger sees Sebastian Koschmieder in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sebastian Koschmieder lofts in a cross ball towards Roy Arts. Roy Arts connects with a diving header. The ball flies towards the top corner but Frederico Caballero is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
73.38
Roy Arts takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Brian Rankin scoops up the ball.
75.42
Samuel Almeida kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal lofts in a cross ball towards David Pinto. David Pinto makes a convincing header but Brian Rankin reads it well. He makes it look easy!
77.49
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Claudio Pichichi replacing Warren Coppinger .
78.53
Anton Bernhart makes a beautiful solo run. Anton Bernhart kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.50
Samuel Almeida flicks a high pass forward. David Pinto collects the pass. David Pinto controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.07
Carlos Martin catches Roy Arts on the ankles. The referee calls over Carlos Martin and shows him a yellow card! Roy Arts runs off the knock.
90.00
Alassandro Rivalta flicks a high pass forward. Peter Vercoutre holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Peter Vercoutre sees space and advances. Peter Vercoutre knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Koschmieder. Sebastian Koschmieder knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

AS Monaco
Goals
1
5
Shots on Target
2
9
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
22.6%
77.4%
Play Area
37.1%
45.2%
17.7%

Scorers
Warren Bastin 10
David Pinto 3
Peter Vercoutre 18, 26
Samuel Almeida 21
Sebastian Koschmieder 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Peter Vercoutre of AS Monaco

Match Ratings